PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Oral Stage, Erogenous Zone, Attention Span

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2230
• Professor: Kendall Soucie

Document Summary

Personality: collection of relatively enduring patterns of reacting to and interacting with others and the environ- ment that distinguishes each child or adult. Thomas and chess developed 9 dimensions of temperament. Infants placed into categories on the basis of where they fall along the 9 dimensions of temperament. Temperament - 3 types, difficult, easy, slow-to-warm-up - 35% of babies not classifiable. Jerome kagan: behavioural inhibition/extreme shyness: shy away from new activities and people, often showing stage fright in new situations, intense physiological responses when confronted with mildly stressful social situations. Studies do indicate cultural variation in newborn temperament. Cultural differences: chinese less active, less irritable, less vocal: caucasian: largest reactions to new sights, sounds or smells, native: less irritable, less excitable, more able to quiet themselves. However, parents" culturally defined behaviours strengthen these differences: temperaments become more pronounced based on the parenting context they are in.